The document provides information on four prominent composers from the Renaissance musical period between 1400-1600 CE: Guillaume Dufay, Michael Praetorius, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, and an overview of the Renaissance period itself. It describes key facts about each composer and their musical contributions, including Dufay writing music for the Pope, Praetorius writing a book on music of his time and dance music still used today, and Palestrina composing over 500 pieces that sound beautiful in cathedrals. Overall it outlines the main developments and styles of music during the Renaissance.

2. Name: Renaissance Musical Period
Dates: 1400 – 1600
Countries: Europe
Facts:
• Composers from other countries
began to use a similar style.
• For the first time, music could be
printed.
Music:
• Composers began to express
themselves with music.
• Many instruments, including the
violin, guitar, recorder, and
keyboard, were made during the
Renaissance.
• The main style was polyphony,
or music with two or more
independent voices.

3. Name: Guillaume Dufay
Dates: 1397-1474
Country: Belgium, in Europe
Facts:
• He wrote music for the
Pope.
• Many other composers
copied his style.
Music:
• Masses – music for
catholic churches
• Many of his pieces use a
solo singer with two
instruments.

4. Name: Michael Praetorius
Date: 1571-1621
Country: Germany, in
Europe
Facts:
• He wrote a book about
the music of his day.
• He wrote dance music for
instruments, which is still
used today.
Music:
• His musical book,
Terpsichore, includes 300
songs.
• He wrote many pieces in
German for church choirs.

5. Name: Giovanni Pierluigi da
Palestrina
Dates: 1526-1594
Country: Italy, in Europe
Facts:
• He spent most of his life
composing in Rome.
• Four members of his family
died during a plague
outbreak.
Music:
• He wrote over 500 pieces of
music.
• His music is smooth and
flowing; it sounds beautiful in
a Cathedral.